diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
index 3519f47cd..52ceed0b3 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@ struct spdk_bdev_io {
 
 	/**
 	 * Per I/O context for use by the bdev module.
-	 *
-	 * Note that vbdev modules may not use this field if modifying a bdev_io and resubmitting
-	 * to the next lower bdev.
 	 */
 	uint8_t driver_ctx[0];
 
@@ -400,7 +397,6 @@ void spdk_bdev_poller_stop(struct spdk_bdev_poller **ppoller);
 
 void spdk_bdev_io_get_buf(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, spdk_bdev_io_get_buf_cb cb);
 struct spdk_bdev_io *spdk_bdev_get_io(void);
-void spdk_bdev_io_resubmit(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, struct spdk_bdev_desc *new_bdev_desc);
 void spdk_bdev_io_complete(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 			   enum spdk_bdev_io_status status);
 
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 4db24a6ec..c8d5d728f 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -600,47 +600,22 @@ spdk_bdev_put_io(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 	spdk_mempool_put(g_bdev_mgr.bdev_io_pool, (void *)bdev_io);
 }
 
-static void
-__submit_request(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
+static int
+spdk_bdev_io_submit(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 {
-	struct spdk_io_channel *ch;
+	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = bdev_io->bdev;
+	struct spdk_io_channel *ch = bdev_io->ch->channel;
 
 	assert(bdev_io->status == SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_PENDING);
 
-	ch = bdev_io->ch->channel;
-
 	bdev_io->ch->io_outstanding++;
 	bdev_io->in_submit_request = true;
 	bdev->fn_table->submit_request(ch, bdev_io);
 	bdev_io->in_submit_request = false;
-}
 
-static int
-spdk_bdev_io_submit(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
-{
-	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = bdev_io->bdev;
-
-	__submit_request(bdev, bdev_io);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void
-spdk_bdev_io_resubmit(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, struct spdk_bdev_desc *new_bdev_desc)
-{
-	struct spdk_bdev *new_bdev = new_bdev_desc->bdev;
-
-	assert(bdev_io->status == SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_PENDING);
-	bdev_io->bdev = new_bdev;
-
-	/*
-	 * This bdev_io was already submitted so decrement io_outstanding to ensure it
-	 *  does not get double-counted.
-	 */
-	assert(bdev_io->ch->io_outstanding > 0);
-	bdev_io->ch->io_outstanding--;
-	__submit_request(new_bdev, bdev_io);
-}
-
 static void
 spdk_bdev_io_init(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 		  struct spdk_bdev *bdev, void *cb_arg,